Aerial torpedo.



J. D. COVEL.

AERIAL TORPEDO.

APPLICATION FlLED ocr. 25. 1911.

1,300,930, Patented Apr. 15,1919,

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' l. D. COVEL.

' AERIAL TORFEDO. APPLICATION FILED OCT- 25. 1917.

1,300,930. Patented Apr. 15,1919.

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2', A? g /7 I 5 45 a 9/9 242 g l" 25 J. D. COVEL. AERIAL TORPEDO.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 25, I917.

1,300,930, Patented Apr. 15, 1919.

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* Application filed October 2-5;

foall who aiait mag concern;-

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(down, a States, resi dlng' at T nd" completely demolishing the er objects thereabout. i d equally'limportant object of I to provide a torpedo having 'ality of a n'plan'es adapted to support same; awhile ini flight and propellers for ivilngfthe torpedo"through space into enement-yvitnanobje tive. Other improvements and novel details in Bii'struction and arrangement of the uspartsof the torpedo will be brought ore indetail in the description to folich,for a clear understanding of the entioiigshouldbe considered in se ses; tion' .with the accompanying drawings form'-- ingoajpartrhereof, and wherein is disclosed, forithepurpo'se of illustration, convenient nd ilsatisfactory "embodiments of the in- 111 V ,7 a Y n h m n fligurezl is a side "proved torpedo, i ,2 is an end elevation of the same,

Fig; 3 :is ia ivertical transverse section -therethrough',.and, $0 Eigij tis 'afragmentary detail in section ofoneend of the explosive-containing body.

Having more particular reference to the Tdrawings and incon'nection with-which like preference characters will designate, corresponding parts throughout the several views thereof, 1 represents the explosive contain- 7 'ingibody oftheftorpedo, theopposite ends of which are tapered as at 2 and have concentrically disposed'openings formed there- 01in, one of which is adapted to be closed by a screw threaded 'cap-.3,.while the other receivesla portion of} a firing pin 4 there- Ethrough,-the inner ,end' of thefiring pin be- "engageable :with a fuhninate whereby j= j the lexplosive charge in the body 1 will be r j firedupon the'actuation of the said pin 4.

elevation of the im- AERIAL 'ronrnno.

into engagementjusting the lateral "plan the launching thereof; understood in this pa that the distance place of launching or nected as atlo' to the op body 1 and are 7 trusses 11 having turn-buckles 12*interposed therein and their remainin to the upper and lower por sides of thebody;

the turn buckles 12 the eral planes 8 a a d consequence,

certained.

To positi opposite sides of planes 5 and 6, I connect. 13 to the side marginal e maintaining the s the torpedo.

vPropeller shaft in suitable bearings up extend longitudinally of the planes 5 d that the shaft 1 1 is arranged it being note able prime mover.

1 20 arranged upon the top To permi tion to'the prop ported upon a be be noted, the h for a distancebey engage the torpedo" may with its-objective by advely prevent undue mm A H NG I mated Apr; 15", 1919. 19,17. Seria1 N0.198,422; x f l Aslw n projects end of the torpedo -'a sagas firing pin 0nd the forward e readily ariedand as a 9 may be y "be L directed es -8 and-9 prior-to it of course being rticular connection,

of the objective from the flexing of the i he upper and lower air vertical truss rods dges thereof, thus, d during flight of ame rigi s1 on the torpedo and and 6,

5 while the shaft 15 is the plane .6. Propellers on the opposite extrem- 14 and 15 and are arends of the air f; rotary m0- rocket wheel aft 14 and is cket chain 18 which in out a second sprocket power shaft of an engine 19 or other suit- "The'engine 19 is supcitizen 'of' the United Orin, in-thecounty of Stevens and State of -understood,-permits the same to be first en- 6 1-5 washingtongi have invented certain newand 'gaged withan -objective inorder' that'the seful'lrnprovements in Aerial Torpiedoes, devicewillbe exploded-4 which-fthefollowingis aspeoification; Airplanes 5 and '6 are'arranged above Thisg'invention relatesto improvements in and below thebody land are supported-in destructiondevices and it is the principal spaced relation therefrombytruss rods 7, 'bjectofthe inventiontoprovide a torpedo which rods as will be noted, have certain of j v "ble' of'ytravelingthrough air into entheir ends engaged with the' marginal edges gernefltiiwithl'an objective located 'at 'a of the several planes *whilethe remaining "*fro n' the place of launching; ends-are secured in a suitable manner to the exploding whenstriking the body- 1. Y

' 'Later'al planes 8 and) are hingedly conpositegsides of the T tions of thesaidv",

positions of the 'latthe-range is first as- I 4 and 15 are journaled 15 the forward portioniiof the chargeficontaiha the body, mtermediate the 111 0111 111 3Edi 01];th'ellglne'bedQQhIid.GOIIHQCtQd means arrangiajd 01115116torpedo.v 0: tothe-powerjshaft of the said engine. Thus, 3'.-fAn-iaei'ialj:.-tor

25 rand subsequent to fthefillingioperation they tudi'nal supplemental plen' r Mani n tru ctiO fi; athere/01 5 me 5 modifications-seeds" within the S of? my "in'ventiOIi.

5 p1os1 Ve"cb ntai'ning'-' body, lan s; arranged hereto; 'f

of the lchargec'ofitaining body 1.; second tion theretcflziterally ezzter'idlngl' lciigitudi-e sprocket Wheel 21' 'is mounted. Q11 the shaft 14; V na l supplemental planes hjnged1y' engaged 7 in proximity to one endthereof-and receives with the body on the f'opposite sides thereof; r T 7 a, sprocket chain j22 'thereabout, rwhich; Iiptergnediate the top'and bottom pertioiisof' t 7 SPIOCkGt chain is passed about aisprdcke'tl the body, meansyfor adjusting-said leteifeligx 7 Wheel 28 mounted on the propeller shaftfl i fplenes, and propelling means eprenged 2011f "v; Thus, upqli' dperation' go fith'eengine 19', rofth'e t'o'rpedow L v 1 I 1 e e y m n be transmi te fr m 5 911 9 A li aer l t rp c u g {e115 power shaft't'hereef to the various propellers p1csive=c0ntaining body, planes 7 arranged f; I 10 (16' a ndlsfafcbnsquence5 theitol'pedQ will be above and below sziid body-inispaced re1a:. 45 jdriven' throughspace-ata high'velocity; 7 ,tion *thereto,' truss] meansi'for securely Econ-f I [Inord'er that thegpathvjof trevelg ofithe eti gid l o; e body era y I torpedo may be follcwed by persons lavunch- 1;extend nglcngitudinal supplemehtalplanjes V I lng-the same I m'Qunt a searchlight 24 upon jhi-ngedlyengeged- With thenppcsite sidesbf';

top; and bot i L V y :from a dynamo? '25 "also "Positions. 'of Lsflidwlenesg and. propelling ing ybOdy 1,. supplying "the sen ef-with the pqrtibnsth'ereof, 'meansfio 7 necessary, ener' Pedfe, includi g mthe coupse taken'byf the torpedo subsequent lpkpsive 'ec(intetiniing body; planes, fmjrguigedf f'to'-itslau'nchingjmaybereadily observei'f eheve and"belowssa id' b yiini-spacedri elg- The. b0dy;1i ma he' filled With an explosive .tionlathere O, "tIHSSYmfiliS E i-1 961 2 12111 charge by waycfxthe'cpened end thereof planesto the bod letgrallyextendinglcngi IV-i fi ihin'g y QI :1 o se d bow e-2wrm i temthe-i t0p*andai bttemg porti n' ami s-for djnsting'theipesr v lateral -fple es,aqpmpell r unte n b in s-Jet m nts i pmx tethe fbrwe d endixeer extrem t s Q t rp o, and tngine' :b'e'closed by-tilrning the screw thlieaded cap Pnectedtoftheippposite side 3loverthe;Opened'end': Y

pable of considerable modification and-such '"tions of isaid claims, I consider WithhI-the spirit of .abo e and below'seid bodyain spacedrela some qr this natentmay be o a d t fie we ac bx d t i I 

